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Who inspired your feminism? Was it
your grandmother who awakened you to the inequalities women and girls face? Was
it your mom who led by example? Perhaps a teacher who grew into a mentor? Maybe it was
the work of an author you never met, like Bell Hooks’sFeminism is for everyone.
Maybe it was more recent, like the speech from Emma Watson, who urged both women and men to reclaim the
other f-word and take on the battle for gender equality.

Give her - or him, or them, or it - some proper thanks during
our #myfem2tree tweetchat onThursday, October 16, 2014, 1pm EST – 2pm EST.
We want to know where your feminist roots began: whether from a
person, book, or organization. And
we also want to know how you plan to spread your branches through the
feminist activism you are engaging in or hope to engage in.

At
the Young Feminists and Allies chapter, there are countless people and organizations
we can thank for being our feminist roots. One such organization is the Bella
Abzug Leadership Institute (BALI), @abzugleaders, which
teaches mostly underprivileged girls and young women to become leaders. It’s
only fitting, considering Bella Abzug’s global feminist work,
including mentoring Gloria Steinem and
starting the national Women’s Equality Day.
Liz Abzug, Bella’s daughter, continues her mother’s legacy through her work in
BALI and beyond, personally mentoring quite a few of us YFA members.

Join
usThursdayto pay homage to your feminist
leaders, like Gloria Steinem did in her recent HBO documentary "Gloria: In
Her Own Words," noting how she drew strength and inspiration from
Bella. We are especially interested in giving thanks to the feminist
s/heroes HIStory often forgets, like the women-of-color leaders. Overlooking minorities
is something that continues to present day, demonstrated well through Mikki Kendall’s viral #solidarityisforwhitewomen
hashtag. Please tweet a picture or link, or just the name of the person, people
or organization that planted the seeds to your feminist tree using the hashtag
#myfem2tree. Please also discuss s/heroes feminists should know better – both
in herstory and NOW.

Want
to help us moderate? Please contact us at youngfeminists at gmail dot com.**UPDATE: You can also send your thanks to our Tumblr page here at http://myfem2tree.tumblr.com/submitGoogle Hangout to continue the conversation on Sunday, October 26th, 4:30pm - 5pm ET. Email us so we can invite you. Follow the conversation on Youtube or Twitter using #myfem2tree